This recipe is great for using up leftovers or wilting vegetables in the fridge (fridge gravel). If you have cooked vegetables left from a meal you can add that to left over mash and add some parmesan, or chopped bits of cooked bacon, or spices, or anything you want. I made it with sad vegetables that were past their best from the fridge.
RECIPE
900g potatoes (I used 3 medium ones) or left-over mash
Vegetables of your choice (I grated one carrot, grated some courgette, diced half a red pepper, diced 4 inches of a leek, cut up some bits of broccoli and crushed two cloves of garlic)
Panko breadcrumbs or two crusts of bread
1 egg
A handful of flour
- Make the panko breadcrumbs, if you need to, by toasting the bread well and whizzing up (or grating)
- Peel the potatoes and boil until soft (if you do not have any leftovers).
- Mash the potatoes (you can add butter and milk if you have them.)
- While the potatoes are cooking saute the vegetables. I start in a bit of oil and then add a couple of splashes of water to cook. This stops them burning and saves money on oil. Cook until soft and water has evaporated.
- Mix the potato and the vegetables together. Add salt.
- When the potato has cooled enough to handle make into sausage shapes and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Put the egg in to a bowl and whisk.
- Put the panko breadcrumbs and the flour in to separate bowls.
- Dip the sausage shape into the flour, into the egg and then into the panko breadcrumbs to cover.
- Air fry, deep fry or bake them in a hot oven for about 10 minutes and turn and cook until golden brown.
We like picky lunches and serve these with a spicy tomato dip. This morning we had them for breakfast with a bit of bacon and beans, or I will serve them with grilled meat and salad. They do step up a notch by adding parmesan cheese to the potato mix or bread crumbs, or by cooking the veg with a bit of chorizo and adding smoked paprika. You can use any vegetables, eg mushrooms, spring onions, courgettes, carrots, cauliflower etc, as long as it is cooked. 😋. These might be good for children too.
They are going to become a staple in our home now to use up sad vegetables, and I might try adding different spices like chilli or curry. 😋.
Will definitely try this recipe. I’m lucky at the moment and have 2 fridges half full of vegetables so looking for ideas.
You were meant to see my post! Thanks for commenting
These remind me of my mum, she used to make something similar using the leftover veg and mash from the Sunday roast. She’d shallow fry them. We’d have them on Monday with sliced cold meat from the Sunday joint.
Thank you for the lovely memory Toni, I will definitely try your recipe 😊
Aww, bless you. I am glad I sent you back in time for a little wander. I just remember those horrible frozen, tasteless ones and so these were a nice suprise when I made them. Thanks for sharing
These sound great Toni. With two of my girls being veggie will definitely give them a try. Thanks x
They look so easy to make. I definitely will make some . They will be great to have ready in the freezer.
A very useful recipe – I shall definitely make these! 😋
Thanks. Yes we use them a lot as handy for most meals
Like the sound of these especially with Bacon and baked beans. Might batch cook these and keep spares in freezer for me for a quick lunch.
That’s what I do. I made 18 yesterday. I use my air fryer to heat them up when defrosted. Thanks for commenting
I will have to try making them, thank you.
We do similar with cooked carrot, swede, potato and or sweet potato. If theres any other vegetable left over I sometimes add that and often freeze them and call them Vegetable cakes because they are the shape of Sometimes I add curry paste to them if there’s a jar open
I have never added curry. I will have to try it. Thanks for sharing. It is funny how a different shape can make you feel that you are eating something different. The croquettes just seem to look better than a round one on the plate I feel, unless the round one is the main thing of the meal. Thanks for sharing
Thank you, these look delicious!
Thanks. Mr S loves them
These look hearty and delicious. Thanks for sharing
We use them for lunch, dinner and tea by tweaking them to have different tastes. Thanks for commenting
Thanks for this I will try & maybe add grated Parmesan to the bread crumbs it’s a way of using up the tough edges of Parmesan. Thank you x
Yes it does taste nice with cheese in the bread crumbs. Thanks for commenting
they look delicious – will definitely try them ;-)
I like them as you can add your favourite spice and I think the cheese in the bread crumbs makes a difference. Thanks for commenting and I hope that you enjoy them
Look so good
Thanks for your kind feedback
Thank you, Toni. They look lovely and a big step up from the Glamorgan Sausages I used to make for the children.
Thanks. I like adding spices and herbs to switch them up a bit. We had them for breakfast this morning. They are so versatile. Thanks for commenting
You’re very inventive – have to admit that something like this has never crossed my mind, can’t think why not as we make bubble and squeak with left over cabbage/brussels and mash which is a great favourite, especially with a fried egg and a piece of bacon. I’ve got some fridge gravel and am all set to try it now.
I hope that they turned out ok. We had these for breakfast with beans this morning. Thanks for sharing
I haven’t made croquettes for ages, this great recipe has urged me to make some, once I have some leftovers of course, as the fridge fodder was used for soup .
Love your recipes and your pages, you always come up with great ideas xxx
Aww thanks for the lovely feedback. As you know, it is amazing how creative one can be when one has to be.
Great use of left overs and sad veg. I always seem to have both definitely going be using this recipe. Thank you Toni
Great. I like to switch them up by adding different herbs and spices. Thanks for commenting
Love this idea, I already make bubble and squeak cakes. I will try this either baking, or last resort, shallow frying as I hate the excessive fat of deep frying. It upsets my
stomach. Thank you, Toni.♥️
I hate the smell of frying too and it is not that healthy. Maybe you can put them in the oven whilst you are cooking other things. Thanks for commenting.
Old fashioned goodness in these! I think I learned to make a type of croquette that started with a thick white sauce, then adding veggies and or meat or fish, in cooking class , Miami, Florida, in the early 60’s. My mom never made them. She didn’t allow for any leftovers.
My dinner tomorrow they sound simple for even me. Thanks for sharing
With all the cheap easter veg around and some sad bits of unloved veg in the fridge, these are my mission for today. I knew why I’d saved some crusts in the freezer, perfect for the breadcrumbs. Thanks Toni for the inspiration. You are an absolute gem!
Thank you for this recipe. Good idea for using up leftover vegetables from any meal . Got the cogs turning 👍